The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No. 132- It is a recommended precaution to avoid the sweat of a junub out of haram means and in order to observe this precaution, it is better to perform ghusl with tepid water so that the body does not perspire. This is in the case where a person performs ghusl with less than kurr water, but if he performs ghusl with kurr water and the like, there will be no problem. However, after performing ghusl, one should, as a recommended precaution, rinse the whole body once.

Issue No. 134- The sweat of the junub out of haram janābah refers to the body's perspiration both during and after the haram act, before performing ghusl.

Issue No. 135- If a person who is junub out of haram janābah makes tayammum instead of ghusl due to not having water or due to the shortage of time or any other circumstances, and performs prayer his prayer is valid. However, as an obligatory precaution, he should not offer prayer so long as perspiration exists on his body or clothes but there is no problem with the perspiration after he has done tayammum.

Issue No.137-An object which was previously ṭāhir and one doubts whether or not has become najis, will be considered as ṭāhir. If an object was previously najis and one doubts whether or not it has become ṭāhir will be considered as najis.

Issue No.137-An object which was previously ṭāhir and one doubts whether or not has become najis, will be considered as ṭāhir. If an object was previously najis and one doubts whether or not it has become ṭāhir will be considered as najis.

Issue No.138- If a person knows that out of two containers, or two pieces of clothing which are available to him, one that he cannot identify has become najis, he must refrain from both. But, for instance, if one does not know whether it is his own shirt that became najis, or someone else’s shirt that is not available to him, then it is not necessary to refrain from using his own shirt.

Issue No.139- Those who have waswās [1] must not pay attention to their own certainty in matters related to ṭahārah and najāsah; rather they must observe those cases in which ordinary people become certain about something being ṭāhir or najis, and act accordingly. The best way to be released from obsession is to ignore it.

Issue No.140- Excessive precaution in the issues relating to ṭahārah and najāsah is discouraged by the sharia and impermissible as an obligatory precaution if it leads to obsession.

Issue No.141- If a person suspects that something may have become najis, it is not necessary to investigate or inquire about it. As a matter of fact, it is not permissible to investigate in the case of it causing obsession.

Issue No.142- In addition to observing the issues concerning ṭahārah and najāsah, It is recommended to observe cleanliness of the body, clothes, home, vehicle and the whole environment as manifested in the acts of the holy prophet (ṣ) and the infallible Imams (as).

Issue No.144- If one has doubts about the wetness or contact, the object will remain ṭāhir.

Issue No.145- If one knows that a part of a carpet or clothes has become najis, but does not know which part of it, and one touches a part of it, the hand that touches some part of the carpet does not become najis. Similarly, when he knows that one of two objects is najis, but he does not know which one, if one of them comes in contact with a ṭāhir object, it will not make it najis.